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TransportationCommission | 2008-02-27 | 9 | Close public hearing. Commissioner Schatmeier noted that this kind of proposal concerns him as a transit user. He believed this project was an example of the best of intentions yielding the worst of results. He noted that it took 2¹/² to 3 hours for a transit bus to get from Santa Rosa to San Francisco because the bus must exit the freeway and wait for local transit. He added that it took twice as long for a transit user to make the trip than a driver in a car. He believed that routing the San Francisco buses to the transit hub site would be a significant diversion of a normally rapid route. He believed it would only benefit users of the park and ride lot, at the expense users further down the line. He inquired why shuttles were discussed when the AC Transit service was good. He believed that both directions must be served without delay, and that this would be a deterrence to transit ridership. He believed this would work only if it can be served efficiently without serious sacrifices in running time. Commissioner Krueger echoed Commissioner Schatmeier's concerns. He noted that while the idea seemed to be good, the location was not a hub of any kind. While it may be easy for the City to build on this site, he did not believe it was the right thing to do. He noted that he liked the queue jump concept for lines that we know are successful, not necessarily with reconfigured routes. In response to an inquiry by Chair Knox White whether Mariner Square Drive was on a map, similar to Mitchell Moseley, Staff Khan replied that it was currently included in the Draft Transportation Element. Chair Knox White shared the Commissioners' concerns. He believed the number of riders served would have minimal impact on Tube traffic. He was concerned that the City may need to reroute several bus lines, which would add run time even if funds were obtained. He believed this proposal would be a mistake to implement. Staff Khan noted that there would be funding from developers from Alameda Landing and Alameda Point, and that those developments triggered the need for this proposal. Chair Knox White believed the bus routes should be planned before the transit hub was located, not the other way around, and was concerned that multiple bus lines might be reconfigured to serve the project. He believed that four lanes for Mariner Square Drive seemed excessive, and would be apprehensive about adopting this plan into the Transportation Element. He would like to see the Alameda Landing EIR numbers in order to comment further. He noted that because the daycare center is located so close to the Posey Tube entrance, it is already heavily impacted by traffic. He also questioned the location of the project in terms of adjacent land uses, as there are no easy pedestrian connections to Marina Village or Alameda Landing. While he supported the inclusion of bicycle and pedestrian facilities, he expressed concern that if the road is constructed to be four lanes that people would want to use it for biking and walking. While this plan was 9 | TransportationCommission/2008-02-27.pdf |